Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at North American Services Group, Inc., 8555 Packard RD, NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK 14304
on — Fractures, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
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Final narrative
While raising a garage door, an employee was caught between the garage door frame and a power wash trailer that was being towed out of the building. The employee suffered broken ribs and a possible punctured lung.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersHighway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
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